Tagging Along: How technology is improving shorebird conservation
Rebeca Linhart – Jenks Center, Winchester
Join us as we welcome Rebeca Linhart who will explore different methods for
tracking shorebirds and share examples of how tracking data is being used
to inform and strengthen conservation efforts.
Beginning in the Bay of Fundy, she will demonstrate how Motus tracking data
contributed to the expansion of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve
Network in the Bay. She will then highlight findings from Motus data in
Atlantic Canada that point to the importance of conserving networks of
smaller sites, rather than focusing solely on a few large protected areas.
Rebeca will also share data from satellite tags, including high-resolution
flight pathways that reveal the remarkable journeys shorebirds undertake
across the Atlantic Ocean. Finally, she will discuss an analysis currently
underway that is quantifying the importance of conserving networks of small
staging sites for shorebirds throughout the Northeast.
Together, these examples demonstrate how increasingly sophisticated
tracking technologies can reveal the places shorebirds depend on - and help
guide where conservation efforts can have the greatest impact.
Doors open at 6:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts
promptly at 7:00 PM.
